EARLY
MORNING WAKE UP CALL

Autoria e Interpretação:

Flash and the
Pan

1984

You saw the sign
on a pick-up truckAnd bought a guitar with a borrowed buckAnd you
dig it, and you dig itThey liked your song, they were hot for
youYou got the job, there was work to doAnd you dig it, and you
dig it

But waiting, there was someone waiting for
youClaiming a piece of everything that you doIt seems I've heard
your story all beforeSomeone's standing knocking at your doorYour
early morning wake up callThe bags are packed and in the hallThe
managers ran off with all the money that you made

You get on stage
nearly every nightYou work around till you get it rightAnd you dig
it, and you dig itAnd then you sign for a record dealAnd off you
go on the music wheelAnd you dig it, and you dig
it

But waiting,
there was someone waiting for youClaiming a piece of everything that
you doIt seems I've heard your story all beforeSomeone's standing
knocking at your doorYour early morning wake up callThe bags are
packed and in the hallThe managers ran off with all the money that you
made

You made the charts and all the hangers on were hanging
onFlashing knives behind your backLiving in your money sackAnd
you were thinking you got it madeYou do the tours and the
interviews

You meet the press
and you're in the newsAnd you dig it, and you dig itYou hear your
song on the radioYou see your face on the TV showsAnd you dig it,
and you dig it

But waiting, there was someone waiting for
youClaiming a piece of everything that you doIt seems I've heard
your story all beforeSomeone's standing knocking at your doorYour
record isn't selling wellThe tickets to your shows don't sellYou
look around and suddenlyYou find that you've got leprosyThe
taxman's coming after youYour lawyer and your girlfriend tooAnd
the managers ran off with
all the money that you made